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The Pope’s Second Coming
Hide the Phallus and Your Wallet The Catholic world revolved around Portugal from 1 August, 2023, for five days. Pope Francis descended on Lisbon for the 37th World Youth Journey (Jornada Mundial da Juventude, JMJ), to perform an ultramarathon of a programme with 20 events, something I did not have the energy to do even… Continue reading
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A Question of Language
The Portuguese female nurse on the other end of the phone was clear, “How come these people, who have been here for a dozen years, do not speak Portuguese? And you speak Brazilian!” I stopped my translation of a friend’s questions about her husband to the hospital nurse and her answers, and took a deep… Continue reading
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